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this pr campaign is it about obamacare or is it about the president trying to defend himself from his critics? >> it's a interesting question, john you saw the president in the briefing room behind me abjectologieabject apologies. today it was more of a redemption. the president trying to goat bacget backon offense but tryinn the page let's listen to what the president had to say. we just need people now that we are getting the technology fixed we need to go back and take a look at what is actually going on. because it can make a difference in your lives. and the lives of your families. >> so the president once again outlined tributes we have heard many times before. you can stay on your parents policy until you are 26. you may not be barred from insurance if you have pre-existing conditions. closing the gap for seniors. the president trying to get back on message and sk divert the pus public's attention. >> what are the critics saying. the critics are not nullified. john bayeonmany times the insure companies are not gettinget correctcorrect levels in about m if they are getting any i
this pr campaign is it about obamacare or is it about the president trying to defend himself from his critics? >> it's a interesting question, john you saw the president in the briefing room behind me abjectologieabject apologies. today it was more of a redemption. the president trying to goat bacget backon offense but tryinn the page let's listen to what the president had to say. we just need people now that we are getting the technology fixed we need to go back and take a look at what...
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officials hope with obamacare more people will have a chance to see a doctor and that could help move the city closer to zero. >> something else, too, is that the medications are so good right now and treatment is getting so much better that a lot of people just kind of let it slide by. >> you've got to take them consistently and that is one of the issues that's going to be difficult for them to get to zero. >> joe vazquez, thank you. >>> oakland city council member libby schaaf is jumping into the race to unseat mayor jean quan. she holds the old seat on the city council and plans to focus her campaign on the city's crime problem. a recent chamber of commerce poll found 70% of oaklanders rate crime as their top priority. >> i think oakland can do better. oaklanders deserve to have the police come when they call, that the city can be safe. >> the same poll found just 5% of voters say they would vote for quan again. >>> coming up trash into treasure, bay area artists are turning illegally dumped junk into something beautiful. >> those cyber monday deals could cost you, what you may cou
officials hope with obamacare more people will have a chance to see a doctor and that could help move the city closer to zero. >> something else, too, is that the medications are so good right now and treatment is getting so much better that a lot of people just kind of let it slide by. >> you've got to take them consistently and that is one of the issues that's going to be difficult for them to get to zero. >> joe vazquez, thank you. >>> oakland city council member...
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. >> jeff, two months late the white house says obamacare federal web site healthcare.gov will work for most people most of the time, but this promise like others attached to the healthcare law comes with a catch. >> the department of health and human services says it is one sluggish and sickly healthcare web site can handle 50,000 users simultaneously, up to 800,000 a day. it has fewer glitches and maddening software dead ends. the administration's web site rescue consultant jeff tremendous zients told reporters on a conference call engineers have fixed more than 400 bugs in the past month, 300 in the past three weeks. >> we have a much more stable system that is reliably open for business, and that is important, because at the end of the day, we need high system up time so consumers are able to use the system to seek information, fill out applications, shop and enroll. >> other improvements? response times have been reduced from eight seconds in late october to less than one second, and errors rates, when a web page freezes or sends bad information from six percent to less than one pe
. >> jeff, two months late the white house says obamacare federal web site healthcare.gov will work for most people most of the time, but this promise like others attached to the healthcare law comes with a catch. >> the department of health and human services says it is one sluggish and sickly healthcare web site can handle 50,000 users simultaneously, up to 800,000 a day. it has fewer glitches and maddening software dead ends. the administration's web site rescue consultant jeff...
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this is the 900-page document we call obamacare. it could change costs, coverage, and pretty much all of healthcare in america. my show sorts this all out. in fact, my staff has read the entire thing. which is probably more than what most members of congress can claim. we'll separate politics from policy, and just prescribe the facts. >> the united nations is marking the day as international day for persons with disabilities, around 5% of the population live with some form of disability. the government estimates 19% of people have one. many of them are children. some schools are using technology to help kids learn even if they can't see, hear, or speak. al jazeera has visited one of those schools that specializes in educating kids with severe disabilities. >> students come to the school from all over new york. some like chris, in an ambulance. the 16-year-old has a disability that limits his growth and am ability and requires constant medical care. now he's on his way to earning a high school diploma. >> there are no limits. >> this
this is the 900-page document we call obamacare. it could change costs, coverage, and pretty much all of healthcare in america. my show sorts this all out. in fact, my staff has read the entire thing. which is probably more than what most members of congress can claim. we'll separate politics from policy, and just prescribe the facts. >> the united nations is marking the day as international day for persons with disabilities, around 5% of the population live with some form of disability....
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. >> we are going to crunch all of the data that's coming out over the new obamacare website. some 400 changes that were made by programmers and code writers, but there are more changes to come as far as the back end of the site important for insurance companies. wet get into that and talk about what these numbers mean and the way this entire site is heading. >> it's the back end. everything is about the back end. >> just for you, tony harris. >> at the top of the hour right here on al jazeera america. >> a return of a familiar face to the usc football program, jessica taff is here with your supports ted lines. >> a new big man on campus, it seems. usc has named washington steve kar sizi and the trojans are hoping he can turn around the football program like he did for the huskies. he was an assistant with the usc in 2007 and '8 went 6 and 2 after taking over for lane kisin who was fired in september. mean while, trouble off of the ice for simeon barlemov. he is scheduled to be back in court on monday in denver to face those misdemeanor charges for assault charges that he had
. >> we are going to crunch all of the data that's coming out over the new obamacare website. some 400 changes that were made by programmers and code writers, but there are more changes to come as far as the back end of the site important for insurance companies. wet get into that and talk about what these numbers mean and the way this entire site is heading. >> it's the back end. everything is about the back end. >> just for you, tony harris. >> at the top of the hour...
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. >> pam: obamacare faces another legal battle as the white house starts a three- week public relations campaign to re-market the affordable care act. >> pam: andrew spencer reports some institutions want to make sure the health care reforms don't infringe on their religious freedoms. >> reporter:the university of notre dame fines for failing to provide employees with insurance plans that cover birth control -- even though contraception runs counter to the teachings of catholicism. >> reporter:the catholic university is re-filing its lawsuit just as the obama administration starts a three-week media blitz to re-market the affordable care act and encourage more people to sign up. >> reporter:.but ultimately, this will all be decided in court. the supreme court will decide whether private companies can refuse to offer certain insurance benefits -- but their ruling isn't expected until well into next year. >> reporter: cited such lawsuits -- as well as the botched roll-out of healthcare-dot-gov -- as evidence the affordable care act won't work. >>"this bill is fundamentally flawed, causing
. >> pam: obamacare faces another legal battle as the white house starts a three- week public relations campaign to re-market the affordable care act. >> pam: andrew spencer reports some institutions want to make sure the health care reforms don't infringe on their religious freedoms. >> reporter:the university of notre dame fines for failing to provide employees with insurance plans that cover birth control -- even though contraception runs counter to the teachings of...
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the effective date of the affordable care act, obamacare, you have to enroll by december 23rdrd. if you are in the individual marketplace, if you don't get your insurance from an employer, you will have to log onto healthcare.gov. still experiencing a lot of problems, now, it's crunch time. back to you. >> mike viqueira at the white house. thanks. now to the ukraine. that country's leader is trying to ends days of government protests. thousands of people gathered on the streets of kiev today after president victori yanokovich rejected a packet with the eu and sided are russia. dozens of demonstrators over the weekend. the president said today that police acted excessively. barnaby phillips is in kiev with more on this situation. >> in the city center, it does feel like a revolution is underway. the city hall has become a headquarters for protesters. all day, people came in. just have a look or enjoy the food and hot drinks or even to catch a nap. amidst all of this, a workman valiantly removes the carpet so that it won't get damaged in these extraordinary times. the problem for t
the effective date of the affordable care act, obamacare, you have to enroll by december 23rdrd. if you are in the individual marketplace, if you don't get your insurance from an employer, you will have to log onto healthcare.gov. still experiencing a lot of problems, now, it's crunch time. back to you. >> mike viqueira at the white house. thanks. now to the ukraine. that country's leader is trying to ends days of government protests. thousands of people gathered on the streets of kiev...
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. >>> a state assembly gop caucus says it has no plans to take down what some are calling a bogus obamacare website. the site is called covering health care cr.com. it name closely resembles coveredca.com, the official website. democratic leaders say the gop site is misleading and confusing californians seeking answers about the affordable care act. republicans say the site serves as an informational resource. >> our members have been getting questions all year long about what this complex health care law means for them. >> critics say the site is an attempt to steer people away from the legitimate insurance enrollment site and they're calling for the site to be shut down. >>> local schools are recipients of a federal grant aimed at bulking up the work force. they're awarding u.c. san francisco about $675,000. merit university and oakland is receiving more more in grant money. it's an effort to hire more nurses and other health professionals ahead of an expected surge in patients under the affordable care act. >>> back down to the bay area, a cold snap tonight along with a low temperature.
. >>> a state assembly gop caucus says it has no plans to take down what some are calling a bogus obamacare website. the site is called covering health care cr.com. it name closely resembles coveredca.com, the official website. democratic leaders say the gop site is misleading and confusing californians seeking answers about the affordable care act. republicans say the site serves as an informational resource. >> our members have been getting questions all year long about what...
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. >> reporter: criticism from republicans on obamacare and chronic problems to the website, president obama is set to go on offense.: president obama will spend the next three weeks making sure you know about the benefits of the affordable care act, and making sure americans know the website is up and running. >>"this law is working, and will work in the future. people want the stability of health insurance and we're gonna work on fixing whatever problems come up. >> reporter:saturday was the deadline for fixing healthcare-dot-gov. after its disastrous roll-out in october. among those fixes: a waiting room for high- traffic periods, where users have the option to be emailed to return when traffic has eased. some >> reporter:healthcare-dot- gov says more than a million people visited the website monday, with no major problems. >>"we won't be satisfied until every person who wants insurance in this country has the opportunity to purchase that. be it through the internet, through an individual, or through an insurance company, to get that access. " >> reporter:meanwhile, a health insuran
. >> reporter: criticism from republicans on obamacare and chronic problems to the website, president obama is set to go on offense.: president obama will spend the next three weeks making sure you know about the benefits of the affordable care act, and making sure americans know the website is up and running. >>"this law is working, and will work in the future. people want the stability of health insurance and we're gonna work on fixing whatever problems come up. >>...